WO2005010472A3 - Flexible weighing device - Google Patents

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WO2005010472A3
WO2005010472A3 PCT/US2004/022368 US2004022368W WO2005010472A3 WO 2005010472 A3 WO2005010472 A3 WO 2005010472A3 US 2004022368 W US2004022368 W US 2004022368W WO 2005010472 A3 WO2005010472 A3 WO 2005010472A3
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flexible
weighing device
measuring cell
overall
flexible weighing
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Stephane Andre Follonier
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Stephane Andre Follonier
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G19/00—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups
    • G01G19/44—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups for weighing persons
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G19/00—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups
    • G01G19/40—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight
    • G01G19/413—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means
    • G01G19/414—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only
    • G01G19/4146—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only for controlling caloric intake, e.g. diet control
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G21/00—Details of weighing apparatus
    • G01G21/22—Weigh pans or other weighing receptacles; Weighing platforms
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G23/00—Auxiliary devices for weighing apparatus
    • G01G23/18—Indicating devices, e.g. for remote indication; Recording devices; Scales, e.g. graduated
    • G01G23/36—Indicating the weight by electrical means, e.g. using photoelectric cells
    • G01G23/37—Indicating the weight by electrical means, e.g. using photoelectric cells involving digital counting
    • G01G23/3728—Indicating the weight by electrical means, e.g. using photoelectric cells involving digital counting with wireless means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G3/00—Weighing apparatus characterised by the use of elastically-deformable members, e.g. spring balances
    • G01G3/12—Weighing apparatus characterised by the use of elastically-deformable members, e.g. spring balances wherein the weighing element is in the form of a solid body stressed by pressure or tension during weighing

Abstract

The present invention provides a flexible weighing device, which can be folded and/or rolled into any shape. It comprises at least one measuring cell that induces an electrical signal proportional to its deformation. From the overall weight applied to the weighing device, the overall signal is computed and then displayed. The assembly is made flexible through the use of either a single flexible measuring cell or a multiplicity of measuring cells held together through flexible connectors. The flexible weighing device may also yield instantaneously the position and weight of moving objects.
PCT/US2004/022368 2003-07-16 2004-07-15 Flexible weighing device WO2005010472A2 (en)

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US10/620,500 US20050011681A1 (en) 2003-07-16 2003-07-16 Flexible weighing device
US10/620,500 2003-07-16

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WO2005010472A3 true WO2005010472A3 (en) 2005-06-16

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